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Durban – A 20-year-old Durban University of Technology (DUT) student was shot dead, allegedly during a scuffle with a private security guard, on a road near an administration building at the Steve Biko campus on Tuesday afternoon. In a statement released on Tuesday night, DUT said it had closed the institution until further notice. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have said...

Durban – The academic programme is set to resume at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) on Monday, vice chancellor Thandwa Mthembu has said on Friday. “Management and the Student Representative Council (SRC) have agreed to resume all academic activities as of Monday 28,” said Mthembu. He was speaking at a press briefing at the institution. DUT has been plagued by a series...

DURBAN - The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in KwaZulu-Natal told those attending a memorial service for slain student Mlungisi Madonsela that the 20-year-old was killed because of the African National Congress's (ANC) refusal to provide free tertiary education. "We are here and our hearts are bleeding because one of our own is dead, because the ANC and by...

DUT management said in a statement that the decision was taken following a meeting with the students' representative council (SRC) on Friday. The university said administrative operations would resume but gave no indication of when the academic year would commence. It said it would host a...

Johannesburg - With calm expected at higher education institutions this week, Minister Naledi Pandor says qualifying National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) students should not be left out in the cold. The Department of Higher Education says qualifying NSFAS students should not be excluded from registering at varsities because of historic debt. Students who are qualified...

DURBAN – The Durban High Court on Thursday granted an urgent interim interdict in favour of the Durban University of Technology (DUT) that bans students from illegally protesting on its Durban campuses and paves the way for the institution to resume lectures. DUT’s Steve Biko campus was shut down after February 5 when 20-year-old student Mlungisi Madonsela, a member of the...